Figure 3-24 Official website of IDA
Generally speaking, IDA is a multi-processor disassembler and debugger fully supporting
Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is so powerful that even the official site cannot give a
complete function list.
To be honest, IDA is quite expensive for personal users. But the author is kind enough to
offer a free evaluation version, which works well enough for beginners. It is convenient to
download and install IDA, you can refer to https://www.hex-
rays.com/products/ida/index.shtml for details.
3.4.2 Use IDA
IDA will shortly display an “About” window after launch, as shown in figure 3-25.
Figure 3- 25 IDA launch window
You can click “OK” or wait for a few seconds to close the window, after that you will see
the main screen of IDA, as shown in figure 3-26.